Last time I saw these old Mortiers they had all had there original key frames removed and new verbeeck ones fitted. They did not play any better for this. I just wish people would leave them alone and make the original parts work. Perhaps the old key frames from these wonderful examples will find there way on to new organs? Its a great pitty.
Merci pour la vidéo ! Pour info, il y a aussi des Mortier à Continental Superstar, Bruxelles ... Mais peut-être viennent-ils de cette collection ? Bonne semaine !
What serial number is this organ? It was supposedly made in 1912. It has an identical twin in Wisconsin, USA, at House On The Rock. Actually, only the facade of the latter organ is being used, as the basis for the "Blue Danube" music machine (see other youtube videos and search google for more photos of this thing). I don't know what they did with the chassis. Another Mortier at HOTR (#663) became the famous "Mikado", this time both pipes and facade being used (though not the chassis).
Doesn't sound that bad in the recording. Nice to hear some of the typical registers that you'd only find in an old Mortier organ. And a nice song at that!
Last time I saw these old Mortiers they had all had there original key frames removed and new verbeeck ones fitted. They did not play any better for this. I just wish people would leave them alone and make the original parts work. Perhaps the old key frames from these wonderful examples will find there way on to new organs? Its a great pitty.
orchestrophone 1 year ago
@orchestrophone Some times it's not cost effective to repair something that won't last as long as a newly built item.
JonathanSmith90 1 year ago
@JonathanSmith90 You talk rubbish!
orchestrophone 1 year ago
@orchestrophone I doubt that...
JonathanSmith90 1 year ago
@JonathanSmith90 No you really do talk rubbish! Have you ever restored a keyframe at all. Who are you to make any comments.
orchestrophone 1 year ago
GAAAH! what is that 1st song! ive heard it somwhere b4!
AxisHome1 3 years ago
aint this the mexican hat song
dominich4962 3 years ago
no its not mexican sat on his hat. But ive heard it somwhere b4 and i forgot what its called!
AxisHome1 3 years ago
La Raspa
Search here on youtube and you find a lot of examples :-)
121omePiet 3 years ago
Merci pour la vidéo ! Pour info, il y a aussi des Mortier à Continental Superstar, Bruxelles ... Mais peut-être viennent-ils de cette collection ? Bonne semaine !
Belgologies 3 years ago
I love old Mortier organs... there is just something about there sound that the newer ones (1930-1950) just don't have for me.
KawhackitaRag 3 years ago
Man,i love the older too. Real "temples" of organ. The facades are overwhelming.
namaste91 2 years ago
P.S. thanks for posting this, good video!
KawhackitaRag 3 years ago
What serial number is this organ? It was supposedly made in 1912. It has an identical twin in Wisconsin, USA, at House On The Rock. Actually, only the facade of the latter organ is being used, as the basis for the "Blue Danube" music machine (see other youtube videos and search google for more photos of this thing). I don't know what they did with the chassis. Another Mortier at HOTR (#663) became the famous "Mikado", this time both pipes and facade being used (though not the chassis).
KawhackitaRag 3 years ago
Inoubliables souvenirs dans ce "Cafés des Orgues". A preserver, a visiter.
Je fais un voeux, celui que l'ambiance n'y change jamais !
9703michel 4 years ago 2
"Le Palais des Orgues Mortier", à Herzeele, l'endroit où les orgues sont vivants et font toujours danser les gens tous les dimanches après-midi.
"Organs Mortier Palace", in Herzeele, the place where organs are alive and make dancing people every sunday evening.
denispierre 4 years ago
whats the name of the tune?..
and i like it.
nicolaj0154 4 years ago
The tune is "la raspa", arranged for a lot of Mortier organs, also for De Kluisberg.
bietebouwer 4 years ago
Doesn't sound that bad in the recording. Nice to hear some of the typical registers that you'd only find in an old Mortier organ. And a nice song at that!
Thijsie92 4 years ago